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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Ruth (ranked 5384 p4p, 483 weight class) and Neil Peil (ranked 24953 p4p, 572 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gabe Ruth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabe Ruth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabe Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Peil!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruth.
Peil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peil as he jumps to the side.
Ruth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peil defends it nicely.
Peil unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
Peil is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruth gets an underhook and turns Peil into the cage.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth slowing the pace effectively.
Peil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peil working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Peil tries to tie him up.
Peil tries to break the clinch but Ruth is controlling the position.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Peil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Peil working Ruth over with knees to the body.
Peil connects with a knee to the head.
Peil has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Peil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neil Peil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruth looking to throw knees to the head but Peil is blocking nicely.
Peil tries to break free but Ruth pushes him back against the cage.
Ruth slows down the pace here.
Ruth misses with an elbow strike.
Peil tries to circle away but Ruth has him pinned against the cage.
Peil gets underhooks to prevent Ruth's takedown attempt.
Ruth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peil is defending well for now.
Peil is trying to break the clinch but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Ruth can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth stalling.
Peil is trying to push Ruth away but Ruth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Peil.
Ruth tries for a takedown but Peil manages to get underhooks.
Ruth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peil's efforts to push away.
Peil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruth tries to land a knee to the head but Peil blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peil tries to break the clinch but Ruth is controlling the position.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruth is defending well for now.
Ruth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peil is looking to stand up but Ruth won't let him.
Peil wants to stand and escape but instead Ruth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Peil wants to get back to his feet but Ruth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Peil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruth looks for the body kick but Peil saw that one coming.
Ruth clinches up against the cage.
Peil trying to stall but Ruth improves his position.
Peil looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruth stalling.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruth up against the cage.
Neil Peil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peil's efforts to push away.
Peil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peil misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth is working for takedown but Peil is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Ruth.
Ruth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peil up against the cage.
Ruth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peil has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peil can turn it around.
Stalling in the clinch from Peil.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Ruth tries to pull guard but Peil won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peil misses with a knee strike.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but Peil has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peil looking to slow down the pace here.
Peil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Peil has Ruth pushed against the cage.
Peil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruth has Peil pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ruth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Peil tumbling to the mat - Ruth dives into Peil's guard.
Peil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth advances position into side control!
Ruth advances nicely into full mount.
Peil is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Ruth has taken his back!
Ruth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ruth lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Ruth.
Peil trying to get back to his feet but Ruth is in full control for now.
Ruth is riding his opponent, not letting Peil buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruth is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Peil is defending well though. Ruth let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Ruth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Peil.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peil throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck for Ruth with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Peil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peil tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruth fails to land the takedown.
Peil is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Peil.
Peil rushes Ruth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth is trying to drag Peil to the mat but Peil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruth is trying to break free.
Peil stalling in the clinch.
Ruth wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peil.
Ruth pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruth is controlling Peil's posture.
Ruth continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peil tries to stand but Ruth is controlling from the bottom.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peil is one step ahead there.
Peil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruth is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth is controlling Peil's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peil's guard.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Peil has wrist control.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruth is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Peil tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peil pinned against the cage. Peil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peil tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peil closes the distance and pushes Ruth back into the cage.
Peil scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruth is looking to break free of the clinch but Peil has double underhooks.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Peil to work.
Peil working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Peil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Peil!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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